SDxCentral’s Top 10 SDN and NFV Directory Products – Jan. 2015

We decided to start putting together a list of the top ten most popular SDN and NFV products based on unique individual visitor views not our opinion. It’s like the Billboard Hot 100, but instead of number one hits, these represent the product directory listings with the most unique visitors aggregated over the last 4 weeks-no gaming (we checked.) So be sure to check in with us on the first Monday of every month to find out what made the list or sadly, what didn’t. If you wish to add your SDN and NFV products to the directory contact us at info@sdncentral.com.

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HP Virtual Application Networks (VAN) SDN ControllerHP kicks off our list with their VAN SDN Controller designed to operate in campus, data center, or service provider environments. HP’s controller was also featured in our NV Report and NV Solution Highlight Video which could explain the jump as we’re still finding an increase in downloads.

5

Huawei U2000 Network Management System (NMS)
“When we speak with network operators, we hear angst,” Matt Palmer wrote in his 2015 SDN Predictions piece. The U2000 claims to address operators’ needs and helps to resolve problems. Stuck in the middle is not a bad spot to be in considering we haven’t covered much about the NMS.

Last Month: 5
Peak: 5

4

Juniper ContrailJuniper Contrail claims to be simple, open and agile. They’ve been bouncing around the middle of the chart for two months, but at least they’re moving up. We haven’t reported any news on Juniper Contrail (I said Juniper Contrail not Jun-i-per) since October, so I can only speculate our cornerstone content is working: What is Juniper Contrail Controller?

2

EstiNet 8.1 OpenFlow Network Simulator and Emulator
Planting itself at number two for the second month in a row, this simulator and emulator supports OpenFlow. Yes, the first SDN standard. It’s still trending. That could be why EstiNet has snagged the number 2 spot or people like watching the OpenFlow switch spanningtree video on their product page. At about 8 minutes I can’t stop staring at it.

Last Month: 2
Peak: 2

1

Virtual CPE (vCPE) Framework
At number one for the second month in a row, Aricent’s cloud based virtual–CPE (vCPE) is a software framework that virtualizes several CPE network functions. Why so many clicks? Maybe it was the DemoFriday or the Q&A Aricent rocked back in December on optimizing development of carrier grade SDN and NFV products.

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